CN108882751A - Equipment for receiving smokeable material - Google Patents

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CN108882751A
CN108882751A CN201780022480.3A CN201780022480A CN108882751A CN 108882751 A CN108882751 A CN 108882751A CN 201780022480 A CN201780022480 A CN 201780022480A CN 108882751 A CN108882751 A CN 108882751A
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米切尔·托森
约翰·克莱·梅纳特
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F47/00—Smokers' requisites not otherwise provided for
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
    • A24F40/46—Shape or structure of electric heating means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/50—Control or monitoring
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B3/00—Ohmic-resistance heating
    • H05B3/40—Heating elements having the shape of rods or tubes
    • H05B3/54—Heating elements having the shape of rods or tubes flexible
    • H05B3/56—Heating cables
    • H05B3/565—Heating cables flat cables
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
    • A24F40/20—Devices using solid inhalable precursors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B3/00—Ohmic-resistance heating
    • H05B3/40—Heating elements having the shape of rods or tubes
    • H05B3/54—Heating elements having the shape of rods or tubes flexible
    • H05B3/58—Heating hoses; Heating collars

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Abstract

It describes a kind of for receiving smokeable material so that the equipment [10] that at least one ingredient of smokeable material volatilizees.In one example, which includes the shell [14] with first compartment [38] and second compartment [60].First compartment [38] is the heating compartment for receiving smokeable material in use.Second compartment [60] is electronic device compartment and includes at least one of control circuit [21] and power supply [22].First compartment [38] and second compartment [60] are generally gas-tight seal each other, to minimize or prevent air or steam from flowing between compartment [38,60].

Description

Equipment for receiving smokeable material
CROSS REFERENCETO RELATED citation
It is referred to U.S. Provisional Patent Application the 62/185th, 227 submitted on June 26th, 2015, entire contents are logical Citation is crossed to be incorporated herein.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of are arranged to receive smokeable material so that at least one ingredient of smokable material is waved The equipment of hair.
Background technique
Such as cigarette, cigar and other items during use burning tobacco to generate tobacco smoke.It has attempted to pass through generation Release compound and incombustible product provides the alternative solution of the article to these types of burning tobacco.This product Example is so-called heating non-burning product, also referred to as tobacco heating product or tobacco heating mechanism, by heating but non-ignitable The material is burnt to discharge compound.The material can be such as tobacco or other non-tobacco products or combination, can such as contain Or the blended mixture without containing nicotine.Similarly, there is also so-called electronic cigarette devices, usually make can to contain or not Evaporating containing nicotine.
Summary of the invention
According to the present invention, provide it is a kind of for receive smokeable material so that smokeable material at least one ingredient The equipment of volatilization, the equipment include：
Shell；
The shell has first compartment and second compartment；
First compartment is the heating compartment for receiving smokeable material in use；
Second compartment is electronic device compartment, and includes at least one of control circuit and power supply；
First compartment and second compartment generally each other it is gas-tight seal with minimize or prevent air or steam compartment it Between flow.
In the exemplary embodiment, which includes the partition wall between first compartment and second compartment.Partition wall can For example partly to limit one or two of first compartment and second compartment.
In the exemplary embodiment, which includes at least one sealing element, for by least part of partition wall It is sealed to shell.
In the exemplary embodiment, which includes chassis, which includes recess portion；And partition wall includes at least one Edge, the edge are received in the recess portion of chassis.
In the exemplary embodiment, which includes outer sleeve, and chassis is arranged in the outer sleeve；And chassis includes the Two recess portions, wherein at least first seal are arranged in the second recess portion to provide sealing between chassis and outer sleeve.
In the exemplary embodiment, partition wall includes the groove for receiving sealing element, and wherein sealing element is arranged in groove In to provide sealing between partition wall and chassis.In one example, in the one or both ends of partition wall and/or along separation One or two long side of wall can have sealing element.Sealing element is, for example, polymer, such as silicone resin.It is sealed for receiving The groove and sealing element of part can be arranged to such as glossal canal arrangement.
In the exemplary embodiment, which includes the heater in first compartment to be received in for heating in use Smokeable material in first compartment.In the exemplary embodiment, heater is tubulose, have a first end and a second end and The hollow central part of heating room is provided, receives smokeable material in the heating room in use, air can flow through tubulose It is simultaneously flowed out from the other end of tubular heater one end of heater.
In the exemplary embodiment, heater have heater tail portion, the heater tail portion first compartment with second every The power supply in second compartment is passed through and is connected between room, in use for heating installation power supply.In the exemplary embodiment, Sealing element of the heater tail portion across first compartment and second compartment.Sealing element can be made of polymer, such as Silicone resin.
In the exemplary embodiment, shell has the first opening for leading to heating room, smokeable material can pass through this One opening removes to be accepted in heating interior and from room is heated；Shell has the second opening for leading to heating room；And shell Body includes the door for selectively covering the second opening, which can move between the first location and the second location, this In one position, second closure of openings of goalkeeper, in the second position, which is opened.
In some instances, the second opening allows user to enter heating room by at least second opening, in the equipment Cleaning, and the door seals the opening in use.In some instances in use, smokeable material is close when being inserted into the equipment The first opening of envelope.
In the exemplary embodiment, which includes the heat insulator around heater, for reducing from heater to setting Standby external heat loss.
Detailed description of the invention
Now will only embodiments of the present invention will be described by referring to the drawings by way of example, in the accompanying drawings：
Fig. 1 shows exemplary first perspective view of the equipment for heating smokeable material；
Fig. 2 shows the second perspective views of the equipment of Fig. 1；
Fig. 3 shows the side cross-sectional view of the equipment inserted with smokeable material of Fig. 1；
Fig. 4 shows the side cross-sectional view of the equipment for being not inserted into smokeable material of Fig. 1；
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Fig. 8 shows the cross sectional longitudinal view of the equipment of Fig. 1；
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Specific embodiment
As used herein, term " smokeable material " includes usually providing volatile ingredient when heated with aerosol form Material." smokeable material " includes any tobacco containing materials, and may include such as tobacco, tobacco derivative, expansion cigarette One of grass, reconstituted tobacco or substitute of tobacco are a variety of." smokeable material " can also include other non-tobacco products, should Material depends on product can be with or without nicotine." smokeable material " may, for example, be solid, liquid, gel or wax etc. Form." smokeable material " is for example also possible to the combination or blending of material.
It is known to heat smokeable material in the case where burn or burn smokeable material so that smokeable material At least one ingredient volatilizees to be usually formed a kind of equipment for the aerosol that can be inhaled into.This equipment is sometimes be described as " adding Heat is non-burning " equipment or " tobacco heat product " or " tobacco heating mechanism " or similar device.Similarly, there is also so-called electricity Sub- cigarette device usually makes the smokeable material volatilization that can contain or not contain nicotine of liquid form.Smokeable material It can be the form of a part of bar, cylinder or box that can be inserted in equipment etc. or provide as its part.For heating and waving The heater of hair smokeable material can be provided as the part of " permanent " of equipment, or can be provided as using The part of the smoking article or the consumer goods that abandon and replace afterwards." smoking article " in context be in use include or comprising The device or article or other components of smokeable material, they are heated so as to smokeable material and optional other in use Ingredient volatilization.
Referring to figs. 1 to 4, show the exemplary view of equipment 10, the equipment be arranged to heating smokeable material so that At least one ingredient of the smokeable material volatilizees, to be usually formed the aerosol that can be inhaled into.Fig. 3 shows insertion There is the equipment 10 of smokeable material, and Fig. 4 shows the equipment 10 for being not inserted into smokeable material.Equipment 10 is heating equipment 10, by heating but smokeable material is not burnt to discharge compound.First end 11 is sometimes referred to as mouth end or close herein End 11, and second end 12 is sometimes referred to as distal end 12 herein.Equipment 10 has on/off button (not shown), to allow equipment 10 switch on and off according to the needs of users as a whole.
Equipment 10 provides the shell for positioning and protecting the various internal parts of equipment 10.In the example shown, if Standby 10 are formed by " chassis " part inside one or more and one or more housing barrel parts.Particular example as shown here In, equipment 10 has single integral sleeve pipe or shell 14 and internal chassis 16.In particular example, internal chassis 16 can be by Two chassis half portions and optionally other chassis parts are formed.During the assembling of equipment 10, the various internal parts of equipment 10 In chassis 16 and/or it is fixed to the chassis, then internal part and chassis or chassis part 16 are in 14 internal slide of shell. Chassis or chassis part 16 are detachably secured to shell 14 to allow to readily enter the inside of equipment 10, or can be with " for good and all " it is fixed to chassis 16, such as to prevent user from entering the inside of equipment 10.In particular example as shown here, bottom Frame 16 at least partly provides at first end or mouth end 11 or the antetheca of support equipment 10, and also in second end or distal end 12 Place at least partly provides the rear wall 18 of equipment.In one example, chassis 16 is made of plastic material, including for example passes through note The glass filled nylon that molding is formed is penetrated, but other materials and other manufacturing process can be used.
Shell 14 has heater 20, control circuit 21 and the power supply 22 for being located at or being fixed therein.In this example, Heater 20, control circuit 21 and power supply 22 are laterally adjacent (that is, adjacent when from end), and wherein control circuit 21 is usual Between heater 20 and power supply 22, but other positions are also possible.Control circuit 21 may include controller, such as Micro processor, apparatus is configured and arranged to control the heating of smokeable material as discussed further below.Power supply 22 can To be such as battery, rechargeable battery or non-rechargeable battery can be.The example of suitable battery includes such as lithium Ion battery, nickel-based battery (nickel-cadmium cell), alkaline battery etc..Battery 22 be electrically coupled to heater 20 with when needed and Under the control of control circuit 21 supply electric energy with heat smokeable material (as discussed, make smokeable material volatilization without Smokeable material is set to burn).The advantage that power supply 22 is positioned laterally near heater 20 is, can be used physically big The power supply 22 of type is without keeping equipment 20 too long on the whole.As it will be appreciated, usually physically large-scale power supply 22 is with higher Capacity (i.e., it is possible to supplying total electric energy usually with measurements such as ampere-hours), therefore the battery life of equipment 10 can be longer.
In one example, heater 20 is usually the form of hollow cylindrical tube, has hollow internal heating room 23, can Sucked material is inserted into the heating room to heat in use.The different arrangements of heater 20 are possible.For example, heater 20 can To be formed as single heater, or can be formed by multiple heaters that the longitudinal axis along heater 20 is aligned.(in order to For the sake of simplicity, unless the context otherwise requires, otherwise should be regarded as including multiple heaters to the reference of " heater " herein.) Heater 20 can be annular or tubulose, or around its circumference at least partly annular or part tubular.In this example, heater 20 It can be thin film heater.In a particular example, heater 20 is supported by stainless steel support tube.The size quilt of heater 20 Design is so that generally entire smokeable material is located in the heating element of heater 20 upon insertion, so that heating in use Generally entire smokeable material.Heater 20 may be disposed so that the selected area of smokeable material can according to need independence Ground heating, such as successively heat (simultaneously) (at any time) or together.
In this example, heater 20 is surrounded along at least part of its length by heat insulator 24.Heat insulator 24 helps In reducing the heat being transmitted to from heater 20 outside equipment 10.This facilitates the power requirement for reducing heater 20, because it Generally reduce heat loss.Heat insulator 24 is additionally aided keeps the external cooling of equipment 10 during the operation of heater 20.? In one example, heat insulator 24 can be double wall casing, provide area of low pressure between two walls of casing.That is, heat insulator 24 can be such as " vacuum " pipe, that is, at least partly evacuate to make the heat transmitting carried out by conduction and/or convection current most The pipe of smallization.In addition to or instead of double wall casing, other arrangements of heat insulator 24 are also possible, including use heat-barrier material, packet Include for example suitable foam type material.
The front of chassis 16 has opening 30 at the mouth end 11 of equipment 10, and smokeable material in use can pass through should Opening is to be inserted into equipment 10 and be removed by user from equipment 10.Door 31 is arranged at mouth end 11.Door 31 can be opened to permit License sucked material passes through opening 30 to be inserted into equipment 10 during use and remove from equipment, and can close to close and open Mouth 30 is so that the inside of equipment 10 is keeping cleaning without using period, and avoids the inside of damage equipment 10.In this example, door 31 be sliding door, can be slided up and down to close and open opening 30.In other examples, door 31 can be hinged door or can To provide other arrangements.Door 31 in the example provides together with forepiece 32.
Forepiece 32 has at least one part.In the specific example shown in, there are three parts for the tool of forepiece 32：Front Part 32a, centre part 32b and rear part 32c.Centre part 32b can be fixed to rear part 32c, such as bond Agent, including such as double faced adhesive tape.
The front door 31 of equipment 10 is constructed and arranged to be slidably connected to forepiece 32.Front door 31 can pass through protrusion Forepiece 32 is slideably assembled to recess portion combination.In the example shown, front door 31 has the protrusion 31' towards after, should Protrusion is received in the recess portion in forepiece 32 or channel 32'.It is fixed that screw 32 " can be used in front door 31, however the screw is permitted Perhaps front door 31 slides up and down in the 32' of channel.
Here with particular reference to Fig. 3, it illustrates bar 50, which includes the smokable material being inserted into partially by open front 30 Material 51, so that (at least) smokeable material 51 is located in the heating room 23 of heater 20, so that heating when heater 20 is powered Smokeable material 51.In this example, bar 50 has nozzle assembly at mouth end comprising for filtering the filter of aerosol And/or one or more of the cooling element 52 for cooling down aerosol.Filter/cooling element 52 passes through space 53 and can Sucked material is spaced apart, and is also spaced apart by another space 54 with the mouth end of bar 50.
The rear wall 18 of shell 14 has opening 35 at the distal end of equipment 10 12.36 setting of door is at distal end 12.Door 36 can Allow to enter opening 35 at distal end 12 to open, and can close to close opening 35 at distal end 12.Show at this In example, the door 36 at distal end 12 is hinged door.In other examples, door 36 can be sliding door or can provide other arrangements. In the case that door 36 at distal end 12 is hinged door, hinge can be set to " hinges ".It is highly preferred that door 36 is independent Component, and the hinge of door 36 is barrel-shaped hinge.
In assembled equipment 10, heater 20 is located in chassis 16 usually in the form of hollow cylindrical tube, so that One end of hollow tube is in fluid communication at mouth end 11 with opening 30, and the other end of hollow tube connects in far-end and opening 35 It is logical.
In use, user closes the door 36 at distal end 12 to close the opening 35 at distal end 12, and at mouth end Door 30 is opened at 11 to open opening 30 at mouth end 11.Then bar 50 including smokeable material 51 is passed through mouth end 11 by user The opening 30 at place is inserted into the heating room 23 of heater 20, and operation equipment 10 is used with heating smokable material 51 with generation as needed In the aerosol of sucking, then by the opening 30 at mouth end 11 by the bar 50 equipped with used smokeable material 51 from equipment It is removed in 10.User can open the door 36 at distal end 12, to open opening 35 at distal end 12 after using equipment 10. Distally the opening 35 at 12 enters user inside equipment 10, especially into the region of the opening 35 at distal end 12.This permits Family allowable if necessary and as needed in the region of the opening 35 at distal end 12 cleaning equipment 10 inside.In distal end 12 This entrance at place is so that user can clean in heater 20 and heating room 23 at distal end 12.In fact, It is located between the opening 30,35 at mouth end 11 and distal end 12 due to heater 20, and hollow heater 20 actually exists The clear opening across whole equipment 10 is defined between mouth end opening 30 and distal openings 35, user can easily clean entirely Inner hollow heats room 23.For this purpose, user, which can choose, enters heating room 23 via opening 30,35.User can be for this purpose Using one or more various cleaning devices, including for example traditional pipe-line cleaner or brush etc..
In one example, heating room 23 has the region that the internal diameter towards distal end 12 reduces.This is to wear at mouth end 11 The smokable material for crossing the first opening 30 provides retainer to prevent smokeable material at distal end 12 directly through the second opening 35.In the example shown, the region which reduces is provided by hollow tube 40, and the direction which is located at heating room 23 is remote In the end at end 12.In this example, hollow tube 40 has outwardly extending head or flange 41.Hollow tube 40 can be by for example Plastic material (including such as polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK)) formation.Hollow tube 40 can be for example fixed just by glue or twist lock mechanism Position.
During manufacturing equipment 10, hollow tube 40 is inserted into the opening 35 from distal end 12 from outside, wherein head or flange 41 provide the retainer against chassis 16, and hollow tube 40 is located in pre-position.Heater 20 is located in chassis 16, Middle hollow tube 40 enters the distal end of the inner cavity 23 of heater 20.Therefore, in this case, hollow tube 40 mentions in heating room 23 For the region that internal diameter reduces, which is used as the retainer of the smokeable material in the inner cavity 23 of insertion heater 20, and also Heater 20 is supported and is located at the distal end 12 in equipment 10.Further discuss support of the heater 20 in equipment 10 and Position, tubular spout component 33 are arranged at mouth end 11 and support the front end with position heater 20.
It has been found that an important requirement of equipment 10 is the air-flow and equipment 10 made through the inner cavity 23 of heater 20 Rest part isolation, or be at least generally isolated.This is in order to by the sky for having passed over control circuit 21 and/or power supply 22 Gas etc. prevents or minimizes the pollution of the air-flow of the inner cavity 23 by heater 20.Similarly, this is in order to prevent or to minimize Control circuit 21 and/or power supply 22 etc. are transmitted to or crossed by the air-flow of the inner cavity 23 of heater 20.
The heating in equipment (including equipment 10 for example as described above) with reference to Fig. 3 and 4, for heating smokeable material Device 20 can be formed by sheet material (that is, generally planar material sheet), which is rolled-up and seals along the length of pipe.Volume The heater 20 risen can have tubular form, have a first end and a second end and hollow central part.Hollow central part Smokeable material can be received in use.Smokeable material is inserted into hollow central part by one of first end and second end. Pipe along its overall length seal, thus, except one or more of first end or second end, prevent air enter or Leave heater.Such as adhesive can be used or specifically contact adhesive carrys out seal pipe.Heater 20 in specific example It is thin film heater.
Tubular heater 20 can be made of substrate, wherein forming at least one conductor rail on substrate.Substrate can be Sheet-form, and may include such as plastic layer.In a specific example, which is polyimide layer.Conductor rail can be with Printing is deposited on layer in other ways.Tubular heater 20 can have another plastics being formed in above conductor rail Layer.Therefore, in this example, conductor rail is located between two plastic layers.
With further reference to Fig. 3 and 4, tubular heater 20 is located in first compartment 38, which, which can be referred to as, sets Standby 10 heating compartment.Equipment 10 can also have second compartment 60, which can be referred to as electronic device compartment 60, It includes at least one of control circuits 21 and power supply 22.In the example shown in Fig. 3 and 4, electronic component room 60 includes control Both circuits 21 and power supply 22 processed.First heating compartment 38 can be isolated with second electronic device compartment 60 so that two every Room 38,60 is generally gas-tight seal each other, to minimize or prevent air or steam from passing through between compartment 38,60.Compartment 38, 60 gas-tight seal or isolation can make the air flowing at most there was only negligible quantity between compartment 38,60.Have at one In body example, the isolation of compartment 38,60 is so that the amount of the air or steam that pass through between compartment 38,60 is less than through heating room About the 1% of 23 total air mass flow, and do not have desirably.(as can be seen that there is a channel between compartment 38,60 62, heater tail portion 64 passes through the channel.Heater 20 is connected to the control in electronic device compartment 60 by heater tail portion 64 Circuit 21 and power supply 22.This will be discussed further below.)
Referring still to Fig. 3 and 4, equipment 10 in the example the first heating compartment 38 and second electronic device compartment 60 it Between have partition wall 66.Partition wall 66 can be individual component, or can be integrally formed with chassis or chassis part 16.? Shown in example, partition wall 66 is arranged between the front of equipment 10 and the rear wall 18 of equipment 10.Partition wall 66 can part Ground limits one or two of the first heating compartment 38 and second electronic device compartment 60.Partition wall 66 can be moulded by thermoplasticity Material is made, such as acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) (ABS) because partition wall 66 can undergo indirect from heater 20 plus Heat and need to resist the heat.Partition wall 66 can be formed with sealant material covers, such as thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), with seal gas path against the influence of the electronic device outside chassis 16.
In the example shown, the leading edge of partition wall 66 is arranged in the recess portion 67 being received in chassis 16 with " glossal canal ", Construction and assembling in order to equipment 10.In the example shown, the back edge of partition wall 66 is received in sealing element 68, at this Also glossal canal is arranged in example.Wherein receiving the sealing element 68 of partition wall 66 is elastic component.Sealing element 68 can be by example Such as one or more polymer (such as silicone resin or rubber) is made, and can be for example can be with injection molding grommet or lid The form of son.In unshowned other examples, the leading edge of partition wall 66 also can be received in the sealing similar to back edge In the sealing element of part 68.
Referring now to Fig. 5 to Fig. 7, the detailed inset of the specific region of equipment 10 shown in Fig. 4 is shown.In Fig. 5 to 7 Each display equipment 10 at least one sealing element, facilitate between heating compartment 38 and electronic device compartment 60 It provides generally gas-tight seal.It should be appreciated that specific implementation is illustrated many sealing elements, and in embodiment and not all These sealing elements all exist.That is, some embodiments can only have one of sealing element as described herein or one as described herein Above sealing element or all sealing elements as described herein.
Fig. 5 shows the sealing element 72 between the shell 14 of equipment 10 and the forward part 32a of forepiece 32.Sealing element 72 In the groove or recess portion 80 in one or two of forward part 32' and shell 14 that forepiece 32 is set.Sealing Part 72 can be compressed to ensure the tight fit between shell 14 and forepiece 32.Sealing element 72 is elastic component.Sealing element 72 can be made of for example one or more polymer (including such as silicone resin or rubber).Sealing element 72 can use sealing material (such as thermoplastic polyurethane) is overmolded.
Fig. 6 shows the sealing element 74 between the shell 14 of equipment 10 and rear wall 18.Sealing element 74, which is located at, to be arranged in rear wall In groove or recess portion 82 in one or two of 18 and shell 14.Sealing element 74 can be compressed to ensure shell 14 with after Tight fit between wall 18.Sealing element 74 is elastic component.Sealing element 74 can by such as one or more polymer (including Such as silicone resin or rubber) be made.Sealing element 74 can be overmolded with sealing material (such as thermoplastic polyurethane).
Fig. 7 shows sealing element 68, wherein receiving the second end of partition wall 66.Fig. 7 also shows opposite with sealing element 68 The sealing element 70 of arrangement, wherein receiving the second end of partition wall 66.Shown in two sealing elements 68,70 be arranged in first compartment 38 Between second compartment 60.Sealing element 68,70 is arranged to against each other, so that the sealing between sealing element 68,70 is generally Airtight.In this example, sealing element 70 is elastic component.Sealing element 70 can be by for example one or more polymer (such as Silicone resin or rubber) it is made.
As described, in the example shown, there are channel 62 between compartment 38,60, the tail portion 64 of heater 20 is passed through The channel is to allow heater 20 to be at least connected to power supply 22.In the example shown, heater tail portion 64 connects heater 20 The control circuit 21 and power supply 22 being connected in electronic device compartment 60.
Fig. 7 shows the enlarged view in the region around the channel 62 between compartment 38,60.Heating tail portion 64 occupies channel 62.Heating tail portion 64 is arranged between sealing element 68 and sealing element 70, and the second end of partition wall 66 is received in sealing element 68, close Sealing 70 and sealing element 68 are positioned opposite, wherein receiving the second end of partition wall 66.Sealing element 68, sealing element 70 are pressed against heating tail Portion 64 is to keep generally gas-tight seal between compartment 38,60.
Fig. 8 shows the cross sectional longitudinal view of equipment 10.Fig. 9 and 10 shows two of equipment 10 shown in fig. 8 The detailed inset in region.
With reference to Fig. 8 to 10, partition wall 66 is shown as being arranged between the chassis 16 of equipment 10.Along the partition wall of first edge 66 are arranged in the recess portion 16' being received in the chassis 16 of equipment 10 with glossal canal.The first edge of partition wall 66 can be for example, by Adhesive is fixed in the recess portion 16' of chassis 16 simply as pressure cooperation or frictional fit.
Shown in partition wall 66 have along partition wall 66 second edge groove 84.Sealing element 76 is arranged in partition wall In 66 groove 84.The chassis 16 of 76 adjacent device 10 of sealing element.Sealing element 76 and groove 84 are arranged such that along partition wall 66 Second edge formed it is generally gas-tight seal.Sealing element 76 is elastic component.Sealing element 76 can be by for example one or more Polymer (such as silicone resin or rubber) is made.Sealing element 76 can be coated with sealing material (such as thermoplastic polyurethane) It is molded in groove 84.
With specific reference now to Fig. 9, the detailed inset in the region of equipment 10 shown in fig. 8 is shown.In the shell of the equipment There is another sealing element 78 between body and side plate for sealing outside providing between air duct and electronic device.Another sealing Part 78 be located at it is in groove 86 and overmolded with sealing material (such as thermoplastic polyurethane), in shell 14 and chassis 16 Between compressed.
Various embodiments described is only used for helping to understand and instruct claimed feature.These embodiments are only made It is provided for the representative sample of embodiment, it is not exhaustive and/or exclusive.It should be appreciated that the advantages of being described herein, implementation Example, example, function, feature, structure and/or other aspects are not construed as to the scope of the present invention defined by claim Limitation or the limitation of the equivalent to claim, and other embodiments can be used, and can require to protect not departing from It modifies in the case where the range of the invention of shield.Other than those of specifically describing herein, various embodiment party of the invention Case can uitably include disclosed component, assembly unit, feature, part, step, means etc. it is appropriately combined, be made from it, or Person is consisting essentially of.In addition, the disclosure may include be not claimed at present but can in the future it is claimed other Invention.

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1. a kind of for receiving smokeable material so that the equipment that at least one ingredient of smokeable material volatilizees, the equipment Including：
Shell；
The shell has first compartment and second compartment；
The first compartment is the heating compartment for receiving smokeable material in use；
The second compartment is electronic device compartment, and includes at least one of control circuit and power supply；
The first compartment and the second compartment are generally gas-tight seal each other, to minimize or prevent air or steam in institute It states and is flowed between compartment.
2. equipment according to claim 1, including the partition wall between the first compartment and the second compartment.
3. equipment according to claim 2, including at least one sealing element, for by least one of the partition wall Divide sealing to the shell.
4. equipment according to claim 2 or 3, wherein：
The shell includes chassis, and the chassis includes recess portion；And
The partition wall includes at least one edge being received in the recess portion of the chassis.
5. equipment according to claim 4, wherein
The shell includes outer sleeve, and the chassis is arranged in the outer sleeve；And
The chassis includes the second recess portion, wherein at least first seal is arranged in second recess portion, in the chassis Sealing is provided between the outer sleeve.
6. the equipment according to any one of claim 2 to 5, the partition wall includes the groove for receiving sealing element, Wherein sealing element is arranged in the groove to provide sealing between the partition wall and the chassis.
7. equipment according to any one of claim 1 to 6, including the heater in the first compartment, to be used for The smokeable material being received in the first compartment is heated in use.
8. equipment according to claim 7, wherein the heater is tubulose, and have a first end and a second end with And the hollow central part of heating room is provided, smokeable material is received in the heating room in use, air can flow through It is simultaneously flowed out from the other end of the heater of tubulose one end of the heater of tubulose.
9. equipment according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the heater has heater tail portion, the heater tail portion The power supply for passing through and being connected in the second compartment between the first compartment and the second compartment, in use For the heating installation power supply.
10. equipment according to claim 9, wherein the heater tail portion passes through the first compartment and described second Sealing element between compartment.
11. equipment according to any one of claim 1 to 10, wherein
The shell has the first opening for leading to heating room, and smokeable material can pass through first opening to be accepted in The heating is indoor and removes from the heating room；
The shell has the second opening for leading to the heating room；And
The shell includes the door for selectively covering second opening, and the door can be in first position and the second position Between move, in the first position, the second closure of openings described in the goalkeeper, in the second position, described second Opening is opened.
12. equipment according to any one of claim 1 to 11, the heat insulator including surrounding the heater, to be used for It reduces from the heater to the heat loss of the outside of the equipment.
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